Speakers

Dr. Anil Khurana

Innovation enables growth, and as Schumpeter asserted, also causes creative destruction. Dr. Anil Khurana’s personal observations over the past 5 years, as well as his recent survey confirm that Middle East companies have significant growth ambitions, but these ambitions are not being matched by ...

Dai Le

Dai was born in Saigon, Vietnam. Her family escaped communist Vietnam in 1975. After a few years in refugee camps in Hong Kong and displaced people’s camps in the Philippines – Dai and her family was finally resettled in Australia in December 1979.

Bryson W. Thornton

Bryson W. Thornton, Director of External Affairs EEMA & Global Duty Free, Philip Morris International will discuss how one of the world’s leading tobacco companies is transforming to meet changing consumer demands in the tobacco industry through innovation, research, and cutting-edge science and ...

Bastian Schäfer

Based on extensive research into the way the world’s population is changing, the Airbus Concept Cabin illustrates what the future of flight might look like from the passengers’ perspective in 2050. Inspired by nature, aircraft cabins of the future will be customized to the needs of individual passengers. ...

Through Artist's Eyes

Amartey Golding, brought to BOLDtalks by INtheFrame, will be painting some of the talks live on stage as they are being presented. The completed painting will be donated to Palestine Children's Relief Fund.

Steve Sosebee

Steve Sosebee tells his own personal account of befriending a 10-year-old triple-amputee back in 1990 for free care in the USA, which led to the creation of one of the regions most active and effective relief organizations, as a way to empower volunteers from all segments of society to play an active ...

Paul Godfrey - Event Moderator

Paul Godfrey, one of the region’s best-known commentators on science, business and current affairs, argues that some of the world’s great ideas have resulted from the pure act of thinking big – and often appeared totally disjointed from the real needs of the moment.

Anton Enus

Anton Enus is an award winning broadcast journalist with more than 20 years of experience. His career spans television, radio and print coverage of international news and current affairs in both South Africa and Australia. Anton is currently the nightly news anchor for SBS World News Australia.